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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBETt 11, 1917. 3 PAUL PA1NLEVE TO HEAD MEW CABINET French Minister of War Will Succeed Alexander Ribot as Prime Minister. SOCIALISTS WITHDRAW AID Plan of Ribot to Continue Majority of Old Ministers Displeases So cialist Leaders Painleve's Coarse Is Popular. VARIS. Sept. 10. Paul Painleve. the Minister of War, informed President Poincar tonight that he had accepted the task of forming a ministry to re place that headed by "Alexandre Ribot. M. Painleve declared that the new ministry should not bo representative of political parties, but a government of National unity, bending all ' the strength of the nation to an increasing ly energetic conduct of the war. Yesterday's action of the Socialist party In refusing to collaborate with Alexandre Ribot in forming a new min istry, which caused M. Ribot, after con sultations, to notify President Poincare that he was obliged to give up the effort, was quite unexpected. Socialists Withdraw Support. An explanation of the Socialist step was given by some of their deputies, who declared that when Premier Ribot announced that a reconstruction of the Cabinet would take place the Socialists were under the impression that funda mental changes would be made and it was on that understanding that they agreed to continue to collaborate witb the ' government. They found out, however, that a ma jority of the existing ministers would be retained. That being the case, they considered the ministry did not offer sufficient guarantees of either a more vigorous conduct of the war or of truly democratic policy, the deputies explained, and, consequently, the party decided to withhold its support. In effect, it appears, the principal changes contemplated by M. Ribot were the substitution of M. Bienvenu Martin for Rene Viviani, as Minister of Jus tice: of Maurice Long for the much criticised Maurice Violette as Minister of Subsistence, and the creation of a new ministry of national reconstruc tion, to which Louis Lucien Klotz, pres ident of the Chamber's budget commit tee, was to have been nominated. Painleve's Acts Popular. On the withdrawal of the Socialists, M. Ribot proposed to make Louis Loucheur, who as under secretary for munitions in charge of the manufac turing sections, had rendered yeoman service in organizing the industries, Minister of Munitions in place of Al bert Thomas. "When the new ministers assembled late last night. Professor Paul Pain leve, the Minister of War, announced that he would decline to continue in office without Socialist representation in the Cabinet. This brought about the collapse of the combination. Professor Painleve, as Minister of "War, has made an excellent impression In political circles and on the general public and in the army by the measures which he has taken since he has held office. Notable among them was the appointment of General Petain to be commander-in-chief of the French armies, and the revival of the post of chief of staff of the army for General Foch. These have been received favor ably. CHURCHMEN WILL MEET Sixty-Fifth Annual Conference of Methodists Will Be at Springfield. EUGENE, Or.. Sept. 10. (Special.) The 65th annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Oregon will be held at Springneld September 25 to October 1. Bishop Matthew Simp eon Hughes and Rev. Elwood Laird Mills. X. ., of Salt Lake, will be pres ent. Mayor E. E. Morrison, of Springneld, will deliver the address of welcome and Rev. G. H.' Parkinson, of Kiinnn will respond. Bishop Hughes will preach me conrerence sermon Sunday. Thursday night. September 27. .will be devoted to edurntlnnn mnt A-a Tn Carl G. Doney, D. D., president of Wil lamette University, and Rev. H. J. Tal bott, D. D., president of Kimball Col lege of Theology, will deliver addresses. The conference missionary sermon will be delivered by Rev. Walton Skip worth, D. of Hillsboro, September 27. at 4 P. M. Queen Wilhelmina Is ill-advised enough to go a-warring. Argentina thought she had done pretty well to get a German promise to forego sinking her ships, but will be reluctant to risk that advantage by demanding anything of Germany that Germany would not want to grant. "Suppose they did call the Argentine Foreign Minister a 'notorious ass " argued a Spanish-American today, "would the United States have gone to war because somebody called Mr. Bryan something of that sort during his possession of the state portfolio?" Nevertheless it is expected that Ar gentina will ask the recall of Count Luxburg and Baron Lowen, the Swed ish Ambassador. Sweden may be ex pected to reprimand Lowen for allow ing himself to be "imposed upon," for the assumption v. ill be that he erred in ignorance and there may be an apology to the Argentine. Germany, to make it easier for the South American republic to remain friendly, may also apologize to her and then Germany will adopt some other scheme for getting dis patches across the ocean, and the United States secret service will tackle a new job. ' AMERICAN EXPLOIT IS PRAISED London Press Condemns Sweden's "Cowardice and Treachery.' LONDON, Sept. 10. The Daily Mail, in an editorial, congratulates the Amer ican intelligence service on "the second great exploit of this year," and says: "A blacker piece of diplomatic devil try on Germany's part never was ex posed, while on Sweden's part an of fense against neutrality and against every decency of international Inter course, deep, deliberate and despicable how despicable can only be realized when we recall that Sweden has her self suffered from such outrages as she is assisting Germany to inflict upon Argentina. "Such conduct combines maximum cowardice with maximum treachery. "As matters stand, the allies have every excuse for treating Sweden as a country that has gone over to the enemy." England, like the whole of Europe, was anxiously awaiting today what Sweden would have to say regarding Washington's revelations of the use of her diplomatic service for forwarding dispatches from the German legation in Argentina. The opinion is expressed in circles with knowledge of Swedish political conditions that the Swedish govern ment may not allow the full publica tion of the revelations, in Sweden be cause of the elections now in progress there. The Press is inclined to differentiate between the government and the people and expresses the opinion that the peo ple, if they have the opportunity, will repudiate the action of their repre sentative in the Argentine and of the Foreign Office. The Swedish government, says the Standard, has a very bad record be hind it. "Its action," says the newsaper, "has from the first been inspired by dynastic partialities and it has had to be warned repeatedly concerning its con duct. The German consort at Stock holm has almost rivalled the part played by the Kaiser's sister in Athens. It is clear that no bargain made with a government led by such influences can be regarded as binding." The Pall Mall Gazette says that whatever explanation Sweden offers, "it cannot overturn the fact that she has flagrantly broken her neutrality" and says that the British government, which has in its hands the cables serv ing neutral countries, should close the "channels whereby information may percolate either to or from Germany." The Globe in its comment on the revelations says: "It should be borne in mind at pres ent that the Swedish nation is not it self indicted. But the diplomats and possibly the German Queen are cer tainly Involved in one of the gravest, most flagrant scandals of - modern times." The Globe goes on to say it is will ing to make allowances for Swedish fears of Russia, but that even "can not condone the black treachery of helping the U-boat campaign. In the hands of the allies the blockade weapon can be extremely potent where neutrals are concerned." MALCOLM TRIAL OPENS "UNWRITTEN LAW" EXPECTED TO BE DEFENSE OFFERED. SWEDEN FACES SUICIDE f Continued From First Page.) mistake In Latin-American procedure, promptly reported himself too 111 to be Interviewed on the subject. This simply means that he does not know what the deuce his government is going to do about it, and wants to keep out of the way while its mind is being made up. Subject Not to Be Dropped. Comte Luxburg, the German charge d'affaires at Buenos Aires, is keeping himself secluded in his Andean Summer resort, with the same idea in mind. Actually nobody here believes that either Sweden or the Argentine repub lic will be permitted to ignore the mat ter. We are leaving the incident with out question or comment because we expect these two countries to make an explanation or to take action. However, if they persevere in this course we are bound to make the first move. If we do not, England wilL Sweden must have food from this side of the ocean. When she asks for It she will have to explain the Argen tine episode. If she does not she will not get a pound of wheat or a side of bacon. Indies Hostages for Holland. This may drive Sweden to side with Germany openly instead of covertly. Germany, who cannot feed herself, may divide her hunger with Scandinavia. The Swedish army might be employed against Russia, for which purpose Ger many has already all the men she needs. There has been some gossip that Holland has been engaged in the same sort of business as Sweden, and some concern has been expressed lest the sturdy army join in the campaign against the allies. But the world has a perfect hostage against Holland's joining the central powers. The Dutch East and West Indies are worth more than anything Holland could hope to get out of the European wreck. Her colonial empire is about all there is to Holland, and Japan would take over the Spice Islands, while the United States would automatically fall heir to Curacoa and Dutch Guiana, if Lieutenant Held for Murder of Pseudo Count Cane Most Sensational In London In Years. LONDON, Sept. 10. Crowds of curi ous women and others clamored for admittance to Old Bailey this morning when the trial of Lieutenant Douglas Malcolm for the murder of - Anton Baumberg, a pseudo Count, began. The case, which has been characterized as "a dream of passion," is the first here in which "the unwritten law" is ex pected to be the sole defense, and is the most sensational in London in many years. A Coroner's jury returned a verdict of "justifiable homicide," after hearing Lieutenant Malcom's plea that he killed Baumberg "in defense of his wife's honor." Apparently anticipating that the "un written law" would be the defense of Lieutenant Malcolm, counsel for the prosecution. R. D. Muir, after tracing the story of the tragedy, said: "No one in this court ever advocated the "unwritten law." There are three courses open to the jury. They may find the prisoner guilty of wilful mur der, or of manslaughter, or not guilty, if in their opinion the prisoner com mitted homicide in necessary self-defense. "In the popular mind the prisoner had provocation of a most moving kind, but it is not the sort of provocation which the law recognizes as being capable of reducing murder to manslaughter." FALL FISHING BEGINS Fishermen Will Be Paid Four Cents a Pound for Chinooks. ASTORIA, Or.. Sept. 10. (Special.) The Fall fishing season opened at noon today with every Indication that there will be a large catch. An unusually large amount of gear will be in the water and if the weather conditions permit many trollers will be operat lng outside. The prices to be paid for the present will be 4 cents a pound for Fall chi nooks and 8 cents a pound for silver sides and steelheads. It is quite pos sible these figures will be changed later, as the Fall chinooks which are taken early in the season are of poor quality on account of having been in fresh water for several days. Two Coos Bay Women Die. " MARSHFIELD, Or., Sept. 10. (Sne cial.) Mrs. W. W. Button, of this city, died at the age of BO. Mrs. Button was a native of Michigan and had lived on Coos Bay for a number of years. She was a sister of V. O. and George Pratt, of Marshfield. and leaves one daughter Mrs. Edna Self, of Los Angeles. Mrs. F. C. Milton, of Coos River, died at the age of 44, leaving five children un der age. TWA vv j Today and Wednesday Two Greatest Days RTHDAY This Announcement tells of great good news news that has all the sterling qualities that brought thousands to this sale during the past week and will again he available today. Hundreds of unadvertised specials throughout the store. TIE FIMSI OF OUR 5TH EII K Seconds CQ gloves -yC Women's two - clasp white chamois ette gloves, stitched in self or contrasting colors. All sizes. Fair 59c Main Floor, LIpman, Wolfe & Co. cMercliandis6 oP c Merit Only Satin Bed SPREADS $28 A birthday special for Tuesday only. Full size satin bed spreads in neat floral designs. Hemmed or scalloped. Second Floor, LIpman, Wolfe & Co. A Birthday Sale of Imported Art Wares - They're slightly damaged, but so slightly in mosi instances you'd never know they were imperfect if the defects were not pointed out! Florentine Marbles, Dresden Figures, Teplitz Pottery, Deco rated Bisques, Venetian Glass, Bohemian Glass, Amphora Pot' tery and Art Basketware. Just one piece of a kind in most instances. BIRTHDAY SPECIALS AT 50c TO $75.00 Sixth Floor LIpman, Wolfe & Co. The "No ra Bayes" Tarn Is Here! M And it is, oh, so chic! The illustration tells you that, and the material is a good quality of black velvet, with crown in bellows effect, caught down with gros grain motifs. Priced $4.00. Third Floor Lipman, Wolfe Gr Co. A Birthday Sale of CHILDREN'S SLEEP ING GARMENTS M Q f or Children's Sleeping Garments Jot -white or striped outing flannel. Made with drop seat and feet. Sizes 2 to 8 years. rTQ for Children's Sleeping Garments 7of white or fancy striped outing flan nel. Open-front style, without feet. Sizes 10 to 14 years. Fourth Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. BILLIE BURKE DRESSES $2.19 Like Illustration Pretty, fresh looking dresses, made of plaid gingham, in attractive col orings. Full belted, with yoke, pleats and pockets with white collar and cuffs to give a dainty touch. In blue, pink and lavender at $2.19. Fourth Floor Lipman, Wolfe 6 Co. Newest Arrivals in FALL COATS Reduced for Today's Birthday Sale to $24.50 They're taken right off our regular racks and drastically reduced to make this a record day in the Apparel Section. Of broadcloth or wool velour in belted styles, with large cape collar trimmed in seal or mole plush. Forty-eight inches long; some with yoke and sleeves lined, others lined throughout. A BIRTHDAY PRICE FOR Crepe de Chine Blouses S3 Pretty blouses, in white, flesh, maize or pink, frilled or ruffled or embroidered, with large sailor collar and touches of hemstitching. Very exceptional at $3.00 today. I few Women's Sweaters $5.55 Handsome sweater coats of fiber silk or Shetland wool. In rose, blue, purple, green. Copen, bisque and black. In plain colors or combinations. Silk Petticoats $2.95 One hundred silk petticoats of soft finished taffeta, in black, emerald, Copen, gold, 'reseda and gray and the newest changeable effects. Third Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. NEW STRIPED AND PLAID SILKS SPECIAL AT $1.59 AH the newest stripes and plaids dozens of them; the new mili tary stripes and plaids, large satin stripes and plaids, new Roman stripes ; satin and taffeta combinations. All a full yard wide, and very special at $1.59. 36-inch Imperial Satin, the yard $1.98 40-inch Satin Charmeuse, the yard $2.98 The Sale of Black Silk and Satin will continue today and tomorrow. Handsome Duchess, charmeuse, satin, peau de soie and chiffon taffeta at savings you should not miss! Come today. Second Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Special Sale rf LACES 12 Yds. 55c New lace edges at birthday savings! A large and special assortment just received; imitation filets and Normandy Val. laces; for lingerie and children's wear. Special at 12 yards, 55c. Main Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. MEN! Here's a Sale of Sleeping Garments Reduced to These Special Prices for the Birthday Sale MEN'S NIGHT SHIRTS, 85c "Universal" Brand flannelette garments of good quality. Cut full and roomy, with military or V-necks. FLANNELETTE PAJAMAS, $1.25 "Universal" Brand pajamas of good quality flannelette, with military collars, pearl buttons and silk frogs. Pink or blue striped designs. All sizes. FLANNELETTE PAJAMAS, $1.65 "Universal" Brand pajamas, in one piece style, made to fit like a union suit. Neat patterns; all sizes. An extra special at $1.65. Main Floor, Just Inside Washington-Street Entrance. Boys Washable CORDUROY SUITS Special $3.68 For Little Fellows 3 to 8 Years Just received, 1 00 of these clever little suits! They're made of splendid, soft, vel vety corduroy that washes excellently. In brown, steel, navy and green, in the new trench model and the Junior Norfolk model. Just 100 for This Sale, at $3.68 Fourth Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Umbrellas $4.49 A Birthday Special Sport umbrellas, with short rod and loop handle. A nobby, convenient, little umbrella to carry! In practically every color that's popular. Birthday Special $4.49. Main Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. i tcr MILLS HOW LICENSED PRICE OF" FLOUR EIPECTED TO DE. CLUE $3 A BARREL. Millers Restricted to Profit of 25 Cents m Barrel and May Not Store Grain More Than Thirty Dura. WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. Grain ele vators began operating today under license restrictions prescribed by the food administration. None will be al lowed to store wheat or rye for more than 30 days, and each elevator is re quired to make weekly reports of its transactions. Flour mills will be put under a licensing- system within a few days. They will be restricted to a maximum profit of 26 cents a barrel on flour and cannot make future sales more than 30 days in advance. The mills also will be required to hold their grain accumulations to a 30 days' sup ply. As soon as the new wheat crop be gins to move through the mills, flour prices to the householder, according to the food administration, should drop at least 13 a barrel which would rep resent a total saving to the public of more than 130.000,000 a month. BERKMAN IS REARRESTED Anarchist Charged With Part in Preparedness Parade Explosion. NEW YORK, Sept. 10. Alexander Berkman, the anarchist, convicted of conspiracy against the selective draft. released here today on furnishing a $25,000 cash appeal bond, was immedi ately rearrested on a warrant issued by- the San Francisco authorities, ac cusing Berkman of murder in connec tion with the Preparedness day explo sion in that city last year. i Berkman is accused, with others t having been in a conspiracy July 22, 1916, which caused the deaths of Myrtle Irene Van Loo, Hattie Knapp and Rubin J. "Vaughn. As Berkman left the Federal build ing in police custody he was greeted by Emma Goldman, 'Mary Ellen Fitz gerald and Morris Hillquitt, who ac companied him to police headquarters. FRENCH WILL NEED AID Pershing Says Conditions in Devas tated Sections Will Be Serious. WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. The task of providing for American and French soldiers and the civilian population in the devastated districts of France this Winter is a tremendous one, and must be supported by expenditures of large sums of money, Major-General Per Bhing has cabled Henry P. Davison, chairman -of the war board of the American Red Cross. Red Cross work in France is being systematically organized along military lines. General Pershing said, and sim ilar organizations are being brought under one control as far as possible. He added that he considered the Red Cross management there extremely ef icient and worthy of the unqualified support of the American people. FUEL LIMITED IN AUSTRIA Three Rooms and Kitchen Maximum to Be Heated in Homes. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 9. The Aus trian government has just put into ef fect stringent regulations to limit the consumption of fuel. The available supply of coal, coke and briquettes will be distributed on the card system to prevent the recurrence of the condi tions of last Winter, when, according to the text of the announcement, "large classes of the people were for weeks without this heating material, exposed to the inclemencies of the weather." The regulations provide that a mix- 1 Wnnm of three rooms and a kitchen in private houses may be heated and lighted. Moving picture houses, clubs, bars and vaudeville bouses are not to be heated. WHEAT CONFERENCE OFF Northwestern Senators Wait for Grain Growers' Committee. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Sept.' 10. (Special.) North western Senators who had planned to confer with the President early this week to urge that the Chicago wheat pricebe applied also at Portland and Winter's Coming How about buying a nice, new, comfortable LAIRKLIIIKST home in which to spend the coming long disagreeable days, when rain and sleet makes the outdoors impossible? There's so much real en joyment in owning a nice, new LAl'RELHLRST home. May we not show you some of our rare bargains priced it about two-thirds of what it would cost to build the houses now. PACL C. MCRPHT, Sales Agent for 270 Vx Stark St. Main 170O Puget Sound, today agreed to postpone their White House call until the end of this week or the first of next. Senator McNary today received word through A. V. Swift, of Baker, vice president of the Farmers' Union, that a delegation of Oregon and Washington wheat growers had started for Wash ington and desired to participate in the conference with the President. It was agreeable to other Senators to defer the call upon the President until the wheat men arrive so no effort will be made until later to obtain a definite appointment with the President. Vocational & Schools College Preparatory School Accredited by all colleges and universities. Individual in struction and small classes, make very rapid progress pos sible. Saves time and money. Ask for 24,-page catalogue. Automobile Engineering School Class-room, Laboratory and Shop training. It's the ideal. New building, new methods, and new equipment. A visit to the school convinces one of its efficiency. Business & Stenographic School Complete, practical individual training for Business, Ste nography and Private Secre taryship. Ask fer 24-page catalogue. Radio Telegraphy School There never has been so great a demand for Radio operators as now. Prepare to render your service to the Govern ment where you are needed most, either on commercial ships or in the Navy. Ask for Special Bulletin. Other Schools and Courses: Electrical-Engineering, Salesman ship, Advertising, Efficiency, Pharmacy, Shipbuilding, Me chanical Drawing, Chemistry, Elementary Studies for men, English for foreigners, Show-card Writing, Business Adminis tration and Accountancy. For Information Address DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DIVISION C, Y. M. C. A, PORTLAND, OREGON t
